Triad F Last Exam Review Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The right to ______, or the right of parties in a dispute to have their case determined by a group of ordinary citizens, dates back in England to the Magna Carta.

Certiorari Habeas corpus

Judicial review Trial by Jury Trial by ordeal

In ______, the government prosecutes an individual for breaking the law.

Appeals Civil suits Class action lawsuits Criminal cases Probate court

In _____, a plaintiff, such as Jennifer Gratz sues a defendant, such as the University of Michigan, to enforce a right or to win monetary damages.

Appeals Civil suits Class action lawsuits Criminal cases Probate court

The US Constitution guarantees jury trials in all:

Appeals Civil Suits Class Action Lawsuits Criminal cases Probate Cases

The lawful authority of a court to hear a case is referred to as its:

Authority Deposition Judicial Power Jurisdiction Standing

______ is the power of courts to declare action of Congress, the president, or state officials unconstitutional, and therefore void.

Affirmative Action Constitutional Interpretation Judicial Review Jurisdiction Statutory Interpretation

The Supreme Court granted itself the power of judicial review in the case of: Brown v. Board of Education Gibbons v. Ogden Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland Roe v. Wade

In _____, the Court took an expansive view of national power, declaring that the commerce clause, which granted the national government the authority to regulate commerce “among the several states,” would be broadly defined to include not just the shipping of goods across state lines but also the economic activities within a state that concern other states.

Brown v. Board of Education Dred Scott v. Sandfortd Gibbons v. Ogden Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland

In ____, the Supreme Court declared that no black person could be an American citizen and that Congress did not have the authority to regulate slavery in the territories.

Brown v. Board of Education Dred Scott v. Sandford Gibbons v. Ogden Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland

______ are the parties bringing the suit in civil suits often requesting monetary damages to compensate for harms done to them, such as by a broken contract, or a defective product.

Amicus curiae

Appellants Defendants Plaintiffs Respondents

A lawsuit filed by one person on behalf of that person plus all similarly situated individuals is referred to as a(n): Amicus Curiae

Appeal Class Action Plurality Action Writ of habeas corpus

Under the Constitution, accused criminal in federal courts have a right to indictment by a ______, a specially empanelled jury consisting of between sixteen and twenty-three citizens who determine whether the government has sufficient evidence to charge the suspect with a crime.

Grand Jury Judicial Review Judiciary Committee Prosecutorial Committee Supreme Jury

________ is when judges who go beyond what the law requires seek to impose their own policy preferences on society through their judicial decisions.

Affirmative action Initiative Judicial Activism Judicial restraint Judicial review

_______ is a concept which asserts that judges should respect the decisions of other branches, or, through the concept of precedent, the decisions of earlier judges.

Judicial Activism Judicial Restraint Judicial review

Common law

None of the above